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[ kuhn-veen ] / kənˈvin / SEE SYNONYMS FOR convene ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used without object), con·vened, con·ven·ing.to come together or assemble, usually for some public purpose. verb (used with object), con·vened, con·ven·ing.to cause to assemble; convoke. to summon to appear, as before a judicial officer. Origin of convene1400–50; late Middle English <Latin convenīre to come together, equivalent to con-con- + venīre to come SYNONYMS FOR convene1 congregate, meet, collect, gather. SEE SYNONYMS FOR convene ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM convenecon·ven·a·ble, adjectivecon·ven·a·bly, adverbcon·ven·er, con·ve·nor, nounre·con·vene, verb, re·con·vened, re·con·ven·ing. un·con·ven·a·ble, adjectiveun·con·vened, adjectiveun·con·ven·ing, adjective Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for conveneAnd when the European Central Bank reconvened after its holiday, it seemed to do something positive. Economics Developments in the U.S., Europe, and China Could Trip Up Obama’s Reelection Campaign|Daniel Gross|September 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST Presiding Judge O-Gon Kwon reconvened court until Tuesday when they will attempt to start the trial again. The Case of the Missing Defendant|Lauren Comiteau|October 26, 2009|DAILY BEAST Any Irish owner, upon surrendering his land to the king, got a patent which reconvened it on him. Landholding In England|Joseph Fisher The electoral college could not be reconvened because it becomes functus officio immediately after electing the President. Government in the United States|James Wilford Garner
Anderson then reconvened the council to lay this answer before them. Reminiscences of Forts Sumter and Moultrie in 1860-'61|Abner Doubleday They filed out one by one, but reconvened beneath the window where the Captain sat inside. Captain Pott's Minister|Francis L. Cooper Conference was held but one day and then adjourned until the 5th of May, when it reconvened and lasted three days. Wilford Woodruff|Matthias F. Cowley
British Dictionary definitions for convene
verbto gather, call together, or summon, esp for a formal meeting (tr) to order to appear before a court of law, judge, tribunal, etc Word Origin for conveneC15: from Latin convenīre to assemble, from venīre to come Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to conveneassemble, gather, open, summon, sit, muster, unite, corral, collect, convoke, congregate, call, rally, get together, round up, call in, scare up |